Drew Hayden Taylor explores the changing, flourishing face of indigenous fashion, from haute couture to T-shirts.  He becomes a photoshoot prop for Andreanne Dandeneau’s Voila Designs in Winnipeg. Her Métis-inspired creations are environmentally and socially conscious products.

Fashion designer Sage Paul, founder of Indigenous Fashion Week, Toronto, discusses cultural appropriation. Ontario indigenous artist Jay Soule – Chippewar –designs T-shirts based on his artworks, using his voice to create conversation around indigenous issues. His take on cultural appropriation: if it is made by indigenous artisans, support them, and wear it. If not, don’t.

For accessories, Drew heads to Santa Fe, NM, where turquoise has been part of Navajo ceremonies and rituals for millennia. Jeweller Liz Wallace despises non-natives who steal native designs and tells Drew how to know if works are authentic. Indigenous fashion is beyond buckskin and beadwork!

In Going Native, celebrated humorist and author Drew Hayden Taylor examines the stereotypes and traditions of Indigenous identity while discovering cool new ways Indigenous people are shaping their culture in the 21st century.